Sun coral in cryptic fuge

Pslreefer · 03/31/2018, 08:38 PM

I got a freshly fragged piece of about 20 heads 3 days ago. I put it in the dt but my idol and regal keep nipping at it so I put it in my fuge which is a cryptic fuge, in order to be able to spit feed it and nurse it along.

I Linnea like it down there. Do they actually need any light to survive?

taricha · 03/31/2018, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Pslreefer

I got a freshly fragged piece of about 20 heads 3 days ago. I put it in the dt but my idol and regal keep nipping at it so I put it in my fuge which is a cryptic fuge, in order to be able to spit feed it and nurse it along.

I Linnea like it down there. Do they actually need any light to survive?

Not at all.
They grow in dark caves overhangs etc. On the other hand mine gets a few minutes of direct sun rays. It doesn't seem to care.

LeJeune981 · 04/01/2018, 12:20 PM

I don't have any sun corals.. but I do have some hidden cup corals.. they are nps corals as well... I have one colony that is in the light and one under an overhang with 0 light... both do great.. but the one in the open is easier to feed and is doing extremely well due to my over feeding habits lol

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BeachBumm · 04/04/2018, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by taricha

Not at all.
They grow in dark caves overhangs etc. On the other hand mine gets a few minutes of direct sun rays. It doesn't seem to care.

Same here ! Mine is in the light but I also have some hid and they both do well as long as they are fed !

Pslreefer · 04/04/2018, 08:23 PM

It’s doing great, I fed it the first 3 days since it was a fresh cut, now every other day. So much easier to feed in the fuge lol

Pslreefer · 04/04/2018, 09:21 PM

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Louis Z · 04/05/2018, 12:58 AM

Are the polyps always open in the cryptic fuge . I assume they close up in lighted areas

Pslreefer · 04/05/2018, 07:49 AM

No, just certain times throughout the day/night.

03/31/2018, 08:38 PM	#1
Pslreefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 533	Sun coral in cryptic fuge I got a freshly fragged piece of about 20 heads 3 days ago. I put it in the dt but my idol and regal keep nipping at it so I put it in my fuge which is a cryptic fuge, in order to be able to spit feed it and nurse it along. I Linnea like it down there. Do they actually need any light to survive?

04/01/2018, 12:20 PM	#3
LeJeune981 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 746	I don't have any sun corals.. but I do have some hidden cup corals.. they are nps corals as well... I have one colony that is in the light and one under an overhang with 0 light... both do great.. but the one in the open is easier to feed and is doing extremely well due to my over feeding habits lol Sent from my SM-G930VL using Tapatalk

04/04/2018, 08:23 PM	#5
Pslreefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 533	It’s doing great, I fed it the first 3 days since it was a fresh cut, now every other day. So much easier to feed in the fuge lol

04/04/2018, 09:21 PM	#6
Pslreefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 533	Pic

04/05/2018, 12:58 AM	#7
Louis Z Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,251	Are the polyps always open in the cryptic fuge . I assume they close up in lighted areas

04/05/2018, 07:49 AM	#8
Pslreefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 533	No, just certain times throughout the day/night.